Quotes by Chinese Authors - Page 2

An army of the people is invincible!
Mao Zedong
A leader is bestWhen people barely know he existsOf a good leader, who talks little,When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,They will say, “We did this ourselves.
Lao Tzu
The library is like a candy store where everything is free.
Jamie Ford
And a moment that ought to have lasted for everHas come and gone before I knew.
Li Shang-yin
I spur my horse past the ruined city;the ruined city, that wakes the traveler's thoughts:ancient battlements, high and low;old grave mounds, great and small.Where the shadow of a single tumbleweed tremblesand the voice of the great trees clings forever,I sigh over all these common bones --No roll of the immortals bears their names.
Han-shan
Calligraphy may well be simply an artistic version of another form, that is the ideograms which make up the poem, but then not only does it reflect the character and temperament of the artist but . . . also betrays his heart rate, his breathing.
Dai Sijie
Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
Lao Tzu
You just cannot have the same thing twice without being disappointed.
Vann Chow
She doesn't need your money. Even a penniless fool like you can make her fall in love with you. That's just miracle.
Vann Chow
A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.
Mencius
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
Confucius
He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerful.It doesn't know about the unionof male and female,yet its penis can stand erect,so intense is its vital power.It can scream its head off all day,yet it never becomes hoarse,so complete is its harmony.The Master's power is like this.He lets all things come and goeffortlessly, without desire.He never expects results;thus he is never disappointed.He is never disappointed;thus his spirit never grows old.
Lao Tzu
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil.
Lao Tzu
All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. Then, even the holiest of words are only words.
Ming-Dao Deng